April, 1914 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



203 



THE envied charm of 

 lawns luxuriant in their 

 beauty and regularity, is 

 attributable to one essential — 

 good seed. 



A surprisingly large portion 

 of America's finest lawns were 

 made with "The Thorburn 

 Lawn Grass Seed." 



This mixture makes a rich green- 

 sward in three or four weeks — its tex- 

 ture constantly improving as it ages. 



We want you to plant this seed — 

 to see for yourself the wonderful re- 

 sults it is producing. 



So, to acquaint you with its true 

 merits, we submit the following 

 low prices — postage prepaid by us. 



The Thorburn Lawn Grass Seed ■ 



15c 

 25c 

 45c 



Per pint * 

 Per quart . 

 2 quarts . 



One quart will cover 300 sq. ft. 



Ask for our catalog when 

 you send in your order. 



THE MODEL SUPPORT FOR 



Tomatoes, Chrysanthemums 

 Dahlias and Carnations 



Over 3,000,000 in Use 



Write for catalogue on Lawn and 

 Flower Bed Guards, Tree Guards, 

 Trellis and other garden specialties 



"For sale by all the leading seed houses" 



IGOE BROTHERS 



67-71 Metropolitan Ave. , Brooklyn, N.Y. 



8* 



*4 



|A L C I U M - H U M U S 



(GRAS$ - 6ROWER)l 



TRADE 



MARK 



Those who want bright, thick, velvety lawns; or golf courses and putting 

 greens which will stand the hard usage — all who have difficult grass-growing 

 problems to solve — have long realized that the most desirable invigorator would 

 be a proper combination of 



LIME and HUMUS 



for lightening clay soils and sweeten- 

 ing sour ones — for increasing the 

 vigor and brightness of the grass 

 while decreasing the growth of 

 weeds. 



for enabling clay soils to absorb and 

 hold moisture and warmth; for over- 

 coming the lack of moisture of light, 

 sandy soils and tendency of such 

 lawns to burn out quickly. 



The right combination of these ideal grass invigorators has never seemed 

 possible, until the recent discovery at Pope's Creek, Maryland, of a wonderful 

 deposit of naturally combined, 



"CALCIUM-HUMUS" 



as we have called this natural grass invigorator. Analyses by the most disinterested authorities 

 indicate that nature has done here — probably over a period of thousands of years — what man 

 has unsuccessfully attempted again and again. 



HUMUS — that first essential to plant fife, and CALCIUM are combined here in their most 

 efficient proportions. On this property was grass of remarkable luxuriance and beauty — similar 

 to the Kentucky blue grass — while for miles around there were no lawns of this highly satisfactory 

 character. It was this fact that first indicated the treasure under ground — the rare natural 

 combination of "CALCIUM-HUMUS." 



Throughout the East and wherever soils are deficient in limestone; along the Coast 

 and wherever light sandy soils predominate; in the clay districts and wherever friability 

 and warmth of soil is lacking, "CALCIUM-HUMUS" is first aid to the lover of fine lawns, 

 flower beds, etc. 



It costs only half as much as the average lawn dressing — requires only a ton to the acre for 

 good results on the average lawn — is odorless and easy to apply, and of lasting benefit to all 

 vegetation, but particularly grasses. 



"CALCIUM-HUMUS" is not "just another fertilizer" — rather a soil stimulant which makes 

 active and effective those elements of plant life found in every soil. 



Be fair to your lawn. Write today for Booklet "G" describing and giving 

 prices on this wonderful new product of nature. Name your dealer or seeds- 

 man and we will see that you are supplied at minimized cost for carriage. 



MARYLAND CALCIUM-HUMUS COMPANY 



MAIN OFFICE, 80S PENN SQUARE BUILDING 



Natural Deposits PHII ADFI PHIA PA 



Pope's Creek, Md. rniLAUtLfHIA, fA. 



PERENNIAL 



PLANTS 



OUR 



SPECIALTY 



Catalogue at request 



OLD TOWN 

 NURSERIES 



South Natick, Mass. 



M. P. HAENDLER, Prop. 



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